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January 21, 2013

Gay man delivers inaugural poem, One Today, that pays homage to a diverse America

Richard Blanco is first gay person and first Latino to be inaugural poet

Richard Blanco followed on the footsteps of such celebrated American poets as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou on Monday (21 January) when he delivered a poem at the second inauguration of US President Barack Obama.

Blanco is a 44-year-old man from Maine, is the first gay man and first Latino chosen as inaugural poet.

Below is a full text of the poem and video of Blanco delivering it during the inauguraton:

January 19, 2013

Poet Richard Blanco talks about upcoming presidential inauguration

Poet Richard Blanco explains his preparation for President Barack Obama's second swearing in

Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, Miller Williams and Elizabeth Alexander have all had the privilege of writing original poems for the inaugurations of US presidents. Richard Blanco will soon join that exclusive club.

May 8, 2012

Will & Grace creators slam President Obama on gay marriage

Groundbreaking sitcom credited by Vice President Joe Biden as helping to change America's attitudes about same-sex unions

When Vice President Joe Biden said on NBC's Meet the Press this week that he supports gay marriage, the men who created the sitcom Will & Grace were thrilled that he gave their show some of the credit for helping to educate the American public.

'I think Will & Grace probably did more to educate the American public than almost anything anybody has done so far,' Biden said.